Fuel prices
Post Fiend
Joined: Nov 2003
Posts: 21,285
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From: Nutter Fort, WV
The truck strikes back in the 70's and 80's were not organized between the company trucks and the owner operators. When one went out the other didn't so nothing was really accomplished other than a few drivers lost their lives to things falling off bridges, gunshots and the like.
The oil companies learned they did not have much to fear as far as truck strikes went.
When the company trucks went out, the owner operators ran harder to cover the difference.
When the owner operators went out, the company trucks ran harder.
If a company driver did not want to run when the owner operators were on strike, he lost his job.
If the owner operator went out when the company trucks did, he probably lost his truck to the bank.
I was driving then, it was a big joke that killed some people.
Fuel never went down, it was way under a dollar a gallon (I am thinking something like 50 cents a gallon) back then.
Look where it is now.
The oil companies learned they did not have much to fear as far as truck strikes went.
When the company trucks went out, the owner operators ran harder to cover the difference.
When the owner operators went out, the company trucks ran harder.
If a company driver did not want to run when the owner operators were on strike, he lost his job.
If the owner operator went out when the company trucks did, he probably lost his truck to the bank.
I was driving then, it was a big joke that killed some people.
Fuel never went down, it was way under a dollar a gallon (I am thinking something like 50 cents a gallon) back then.
Look where it is now.
Senior User
Joined: Apr 2005
Posts: 392
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From: NC
over all prices are droping for now down the street from me is 2.49 but up were i work in pa the lowest i seen is 2.69, a lot of stations up there havent tuched the prices in weeks
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Joined: Mar 2002
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From: France
Here in France fuel is at the equivelant of $4.55 a gallon(not justified as diesel fuel is cheapest to produce on the distillation column, http://science.howstuffworks.com/oil-refining.htm).I have been using a 30% mix with canola oil all summer without any drawbacks,puts the price just under $3.00 a gallon.100% veggie oil kit is about 3/4 installed on my truck today.
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